Apr 28th 2021, 16:01
Regent Seven Seas Cruises will return to sailing with Seven Seas Splendor cruising around the British Isles in September.
As well as marking the cruise line’s return to service, the sailing will be the start of the inaugural season for Seven Seas Splendor, which only completed two cruises with guests after being christened in February 2020.
The first cruise will set sail on September 11, 2021, for an 11-night voyage from Southampton, visiting Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
After the initial voyage, the ship will sail to the Mediterranean before crossing the Atlantic to sail in the Caribbean.
Jason Montague, president and chief executive officer at Regent Seven Seas Cruises, said: “Seven Seas Splendor was one of the most highly anticipated ships to launch in the history of cruising, and my promise to our loyal and eager guests is that, without a doubt, she will be worth the wait.”
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Regent’s Jason Montague at the ceremony for Seven Seas Splendor last year. Regent plans to relaunch the ship once it kicks off its post-COVID restart. Photo: RSSC
Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the ultra-luxury brand operating under NCLH umbrella, has not sailed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that’s not stopping President and CEO Jason Montague from setting expectations high ahead of the brand’s expected restart later this year.
Montague, who spoke to Travel Market Report late last week, said that even after the financial crisis in 2008, Regent bounced back and had a record year in 2010, a feather in the cap and a testament to the Regent brand itself and a trend he expects again once Regent restarts post-COVID shutdown.